Seine floods Paris as Louvre races to shield art collection
The Seine rose to its highest level in 35 years closing rail lines and flooding basements in Paris. Louvre curators moved about 250,000 works from risk areas to upper floors while Mona Lisa remained safe on an upper level. Orsay also closed as authorities brace for continued high water.
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Mexican officials exhume 117 bodies from common grave
In Morelos state officials completed exhuming 117 corpses from a common grave used for unidentified victims. DNA testing will aid matching with families while wells were dug to ensure no more remains. Families of the missing pressed for action amid years of disappearances tied to drug violence.
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Dozens of migrants die as boat sinks off Libya coast
More than 110 bodies were found along a Libyan beach after a smuggling boat carrying African migrants sank near Zwara. A separate rescue across the Mediterranean saved 340 people and recovered nine bodies as European search efforts continue amid rising drownings.
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Inuit protest Russian rocket debris over Arctic waters
Canadian Inuit leaders warn Russia over a satellite rocket stage likely to fall in Baffin Bay near Ellesmere Island and Greenland. They urge Canada and Russia to protect sovereignty and the vital North Water region used for hunting by Inuit communities in Canada and Greenland.
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Fort Hood Trains Turn Tragedy as Truck Overturns Kills Five
On Fort Hood Texas a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle carrying 12 soldiers overturned in Owl Creek during a training exercise as floodwaters rose. Five soldiers died two were found Thursday three later. Four remain missing as rescue teams searched the 20 mile creek with helicopters boats and heavy trucks. The incident follows past training accidents at the sprawling post north of Austin and continues months after prior fatalities.
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Owl Creek
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